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The term "wasn't" is a contraction of "was not," and while it does not appear in the Bible in this form, the concept of negation is prevalent throughout the Scriptures. The Bible often uses negation to emphasize the absence of something, whether it be faith, righteousness, or divine intervention. Below are some key instances and themes where the concept of "wasn't" or "was not" is significant in the biblical narrative.

Creation and the Fall

In the account of creation, God saw that everything He made "was very good" (Genesis 1:31). However, the absence of sin and death was disrupted by the Fall. Adam and Eve's disobedience introduced sin into the world, and what "wasn't" present in the original creation—sin and separation from God—became a reality. The narrative highlights the stark contrast between what was and what was not intended by God.

Faith and Unbelief

The Bible frequently contrasts faith with unbelief. In the New Testament, Jesus often rebukes the lack of faith among His disciples and others. For instance, when Peter began to sink after walking on water, Jesus said, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" (Matthew 14:31). Here, the absence of faith—what "wasn't" present—led to fear and doubt.

Righteousness and Sin

The concept of righteousness is often defined by what it is not. In Romans 3:10, Paul writes, "There is no one righteous, not even one" , emphasizing the universal absence of inherent righteousness among humans. This absence necessitates the need for a Savior, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who "wasn't" tainted by sin and thus could offer redemption.

Divine Intervention

Throughout the Bible, there are moments when God's intervention "wasn't" immediately apparent, testing the faith of His people. In the account of Job, despite his suffering and the absence of immediate divine explanation, Job maintains his faith, saying, "Though He slay me, I will hope in Him" (Job 13:15). The perceived absence of God's presence serves to deepen the understanding of faith and trust.

The Kingdom of God

Jesus often spoke of the Kingdom of God in terms of what it is and what it is not. In John 18:36, Jesus states, "My kingdom is not of this world" , indicating that His reign "wasn't" characterized by earthly power or political structures. This distinction underscores the spiritual nature of His kingdom, which is marked by righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Eschatological Hope

The Bible concludes with the promise of a new heaven and a new earth, where the former things "will not be remembered" (Isaiah 65:17). In Revelation 21:4, it is promised that "there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain" . The absence of these former things—what "wasn't" part of God's original design—will be fully realized in the eschatological hope of eternal life with God.

In summary, while the contraction "wasn't" does not appear in the biblical text, the concept of negation plays a crucial role in understanding the narrative of Scripture. It highlights the absence of sin in creation, the lack of faith and righteousness in humanity, and the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the absence of pain and suffering in the new creation.
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Moody and his Little Willie.
... Oh, of course he was going to take care; he wasn't going to get dirty. So off
he ran to watch for me. ... He didn't say he wasn't dirty after that! ...
/.../moody/moodys anecdotes and illustrations/moody and his little willie.htm

He came to his Own.
... And the father died. And the mother wasn't able to pay her son's schooling. ...
But when the morning came she wasn't down for breakfast. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/he came to his own.htm

I must not Go on Describing what Cannot be Described...
... "But I wasn't brave of myself," said Diamond, whom my older readers will have already
discovered to be a true child in this, that he was given to metaphysics. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 7 i must not.htm

The Call of Moses
... Moses wasn't going to fail, although Pharaoh said with contempt, "Who
is God that I should obey Him?" He found out who God was. ...
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It was Friday Night, and Diamond, Like the Rest of the Household.. ...
... But my belief is, it wasn't even grease"-it was fat.". ... I tell you I believe it
wasn't much, and if it was, it was your own fault. There! I've done. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 32 it was friday.htm

A Look Ahead
... And yet it wasn't getting rid of the things the Master was thinking about, but getting
rid of the thing in him that wanted the things, getting rid of their ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks on following the christ/1 a look ahead.htm

Diamond Managed with Many Blunders to Read this Rhyme to his ...
... But he wasn't minding his work. It goes"-. ... Is it now? You would not think it right
to give away what wasn't yours"-would you now?". "Give it away! ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 21 diamond managed with.htm

And as She Stood Looking Towards London, Diamond Saw that She was ...
... "I wouldn't go to her if she wasn't good to me," said Diamond. "But you must go
somewheres.". ... She said he wasn't such a flat as to believe all that bosh. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 4 and as she.htm

My Readers Will not Wonder That, after This, I did My Very Best to ...
... I never dreamed but that one, and it was nonsense enough, I'm sure.". "It wasn't
nonsense. It was a beautiful dream"-and a funny one too, both in one.". ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 36 my readers will.htm

Nanny was not Fit to be Moved for Some Time Yet...
... before. I wasn't sure, but I ventured to put out my ugly hand.". "Your hand
ain't ugly, Nanny," said Diamond; but Nanny went on"-. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 30 nanny was not.htm

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Wasn't (35 Occurrences)
Wasn't. Wash-pot, Wasn't. Wasp . Multi-Version Concordance Wasn't (35
Occurrences). Matthew 15:24 But he answered, "I wasn't sent ...
/w/wasn't.htm - 16k

Justified (46 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV). James 2:21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified
by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? ...
/j/justified.htm - 19k

Couldn't (6 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:39 They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out
of Egypt; for it wasn't leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and ...
/c/couldn't.htm - 18k

Travel (25 Occurrences)
... RSV NIV). Exodus 40:37 but if the cloud wasn't taken up, then they
didn't travel until the day that it was taken up. (WEB). Numbers ...
/t/travel.htm - 14k

Thieves (25 Occurrences)
... Truly I, even I, have seen it, says the Lord. (BBE). Jeremiah 48:27 For
wasn't Israel a derision to you? was he found among thieves? ...
/t/thieves.htm - 14k

Conceived (66 Occurrences)
... Acts 5:4 While you kept it, didn't it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn't
it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? ...
/c/conceived.htm - 26k

Yeast (48 Occurrences)
... Exodus 12:39 They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out
of Egypt; for it wasn't leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and ...
/y/yeast.htm - 21k

Included (17 Occurrences)
... (WEB). 2 Samuel 23:19 Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made
their captain: however he didn't attain to the first three. (See NIV). ...
/i/included.htm - 11k

Needy (83 Occurrences)
... Job 30:25 Didn'tI weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the
needy? (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS). ...Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh. ...
/n/needy.htm - 30k

Renowned (15 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 2 Samuel 23:19 Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was
made their captain: however he didn't attain to the first three. (See RSV). ...
/r/renowned.htm - 10k

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Why wasn't Cain's punishment death (Genesis 4:14)? | GotQuestions.org

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Wasn't (35 Occurrences)

Matthew 15:24
But he answered, "I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
(WEB)

Luke 14:30
saying,'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.'
(WEB)

John 6:24
When the multitude therefore saw that Jesus wasn't there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
(WEB)

John 6:32
Jesus therefore said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn't Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.
(WEB)

John 7:39
But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified.
(WEB)

John 12:5
"Why wasn't this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, and given to the poor?"
(WEB NIV)

John 20:24
But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came.
(WEB)

John 21:11
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full of great fish, one hundred fifty-three; and even though there were so many, the net wasn't torn.
(WEB)

Acts 5:4
While you kept it, didn't it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn't it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven't lied to men, but to God."
(WEB NIV)

Acts 28:5
However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.
(WEB)

Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
(WEB)

2 Corinthians 11:9
When I was present with you and was in need, I wasn't a burden on anyone, for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, supplied the measure of my need. In everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and I will continue to do so.
(WEB)

1 Thessalonians 2:1
For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn't in vain,
(WEB)

1 Timothy 2:14
Adam wasn't deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;
(WEB)

Hebrews 3:17
With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn't it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
(WEB)

Hebrews 4:2
For indeed we have had good news preached to us, even as they also did, but the word they heard didn't profit them, because it wasn't mixed with faith by those who heard.
(WEB)

Hebrews 9:8
The Holy Spirit is indicating this, that the way into the Holy Place wasn't yet revealed while the first tabernacle was still standing;
(WEB)

James 2:21
Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
(WEB)

James 2:25
In like manner wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
(WEB)

Genesis 37:29
Reuben returned to the pit; and saw that Joseph wasn't in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
(WEB)

Genesis 45:8
So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
(WEB)

Exodus 12:39
They baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt; for it wasn't leavened, because they were thrust out of Egypt, and couldn't wait, neither had they prepared for themselves any food.
(WEB)

Exodus 40:35
Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh's glory filled the tabernacle.
(WEB)

Exodus 40:37
but if the cloud wasn't taken up, then they didn't travel until the day that it was taken up.
(WEB)

Judges 13:9
God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.
(WEB)

1 Samuel 1:18
She said, "Let your handmaid find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way, and ate; and her facial expression wasn't sad any more.
(WEB)

2 Samuel 23:19
Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the first three.
(WEB)

1 Kings 3:21
And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked well at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear.'
(See NIV)

1 Kings 18:13
Wasn't it told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of Yahweh, how I hid one hundred men of Yahweh's prophets with fifty to a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
(WEB)

Job 30:25
Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?
(WEB)

Psalms 139:15
My frame wasn't hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
(WEB)

Jeremiah 22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
(WEB)

Jeremiah 48:27
For wasn't Israel a derision to you? was he found among thieves? for as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
(WEB)

Jonah 4:2
He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Therefore I hurried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and you relent of doing harm.
(WEB)

Malachi 1:2
"I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob;
(WEB)

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